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FILING FEES – CORPORATE AMENDMENTS
The following table shows the fees charged by each state for filing a Corporate Amendments application. Please note that, due to retaliatory
statutes, the ultimate amount of fees in any state may be more than the amount indicated below. A link to the application instructions for
Corporate Amendment Application Section II-V, VII and X, Filing Requirement Item 2.
 = This information has been updated by the State Department of Insurance
State
AL
Filing Fees
$25 check made payable to the Commissioner of Insurance
$500 fee for Adding a Line of Business
$25 fee for filing amended By-Laws
$25 fee for filing amended Articles of Incorporation
AK
AZ
Checks made payable to the Commissioner of Insurance
Issuance of Certificate of Authority due to amendment – $100
Filing Articles of Incorporation due to amendment – $100.
Filing of Bylaws due to amendment – $100.
Division of Insurance
State of Alaska
P. O. Box 110805
Juneau, AK 99811-0805
Send all checks directly to the Arizona Department of Insurance. DO NOT make any filings directly with the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Amended Certificate of Authority fee - The greater of $195.00 ($225.00 if filing amended Bylaws). Make check payable to the Arizona
Department of Insurance.
Articles for name change/redomestications - $175.00. Make check payable to the Arizona Corporation Commission.
Articles for other- $25.00. Make check payable to the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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State
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
DC
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
Filing Fees
Filing amended Articles of Incorporation only $100
Filing amended By-Laws only $50
Certificate of Authority Amendment - Name Change $500 – This fee includes the filing fee for amended Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws,
that are associated with this type of amendment.
Addition/Deletion of Line of Business – $500
Filing of Form E (pre-acquisition) re: merger/acquisition - $100
Filing fees are $136 for each corporate amendment change. Insurance Code §705.
Filing Articles of Incorporation due to amendment – $72
For Merger of two or more Foreign Insurers, the filing fee is $6,350
Adding Lines of Business $136
Deleting Lines of Business $136
Name Change $136
Redomestication $136 ***to and from CA $136 + $6,350
None
$200 subject to retaliation. Do not prepay. Department will invoice the Company for the fee.
$100 add or delete lines of business
$100 issuance fee for new Certificate of Authority, if applicable
$10 filing amended Articles of Incorporation
$10 filing amended by-laws
Fees are subject to retaliatory provision.
$500 payable to District of Columbia Treasurer
Mail Fees To:
Mail Correspondence Only To:
c/o DC Treasurer
Department of Insurance and Securities Regulation
PO Box 92180
810 First Street, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20092
Washington, DC 20002
$5.00 Filing Fee
Applicants are required to include the following codes on each check:
Make checks payable and mail directly to:
Department of Financial Services
$5 Filing Fee Codes:
P. O. Box 6100
TY/CL-11/41
Tallahassee, Florida 32314-6100
F/T-W
Please see requirements at: https://www.oci.ga.gov/Insurers/FeeTaxDepositRequirements.aspx
None
None
Admissions Fee $5,000
Certificate of Authority $400
Amended Certificate of Authority $50
Amended Bylaws $50
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State
IL
(cont)
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
Filing Fees
Amended Articles of Incorporation $200
See Corporate Amendments Matrix for additional fees.
See Schedule of Fees at http://www.in.gov/idoi/2328.htm
$50 for filing amended articles or retaliatory fee, whichever is greater. $25 for Certificate of Authority or retaliatory fee, whichever is greater, for
a total of $75 or retaliatory.
All fees are retaliatory. Fees should be reported on Retaliatory Summary Sheet with the annual premium tax filing and any amount due will be
calculated and paid at that time.
Amending Certificate of Authority $50
Amending Articles of Incorporation (if applicable) $50
Amending Bylaws (if applicable) $50
Check payable to Kentucky State Treasurer
$0 to add lines of insurance. Filing of policy forms (forms must be submitted with application to add a line and a name change endorsement must
be included with an application for change of name)
$100 - per product
$20 - to adopt a reference or item filing of advisory organization form reference filing.
$25 - for filing of property and casualty insurance policy endorsements.
$25 – Recordation of Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
All fees (except for Secretary of State) are retaliatory per Title 24-A §428.
$25 for name reservation (see State Specific requirements)
$25 for amended bylaws, if applicable
$25 for amended Articles of Incorporation, if applicable
$10 for new Certificate of Authority (not necessary for redomestications since Maine does not reissue a COA)
$70 filing fee Payable to: Secretary of State for applicable redomestications (see State Specific requirements for applicability and further details)
All checks (Other than for Redomestication) should be made payable to: Treasurer, State of Maine
There is no fee for a name change. If the By-Laws and Articles of Incorporation changed, there is a $10 fee for each document. Per Section 6-303,
fees are subject to retaliatory tax.
Victoria Claros
Director of Company Licensing
(410) 468-2134
[email protected]
Fees Charged for Various License Amendments in Massachusetts
1.) The fees required to add line (s) of business would be $1,065.00. This fee includes the following two components:
$
$
1,000.00
65.00
examination fee
amended articles filing fee
If the license amendment were approved, an amended company license fee of $250.00 or $279.00 would be required. The amended
license fee varies based on the lines of authority on the license. Those companies that do not have license designation 51 or 54 (extension
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State
MA
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2)
3)
$
4.)
Filing Fees
of authority) are charged $250.00. Those companies that are licensed for designation 51 or 54 (extension of authority) are charged
$279.00.
The fee required for deleting line (s) of business would be either $250.00 or $279.00 depending on whether or not the company is
licensed for designation 51 or 54 (extension of authority). This is the fee for issuing an amended company license.
The fee required for a foreign company name change fee would be either $315.00 or $344.00 depending on whether or not the company
is licensed for designation 51 or 54 (extension of authority). This fee includes the following two components:
250.00 or $279.00
$ 65.00
amended company license fee
amended articles filing fee
The fee required to file a redomestication for foreign insurers would be $ 65.00. This fee represents the $ 65.00 amended articles filing
fee.
A separate amended articles fee would be charged by the Secretary of State for domestic companies when a name change occurs.
At this time there is no filing fee for address changes.
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
Retaliatory fees charged pursuant to Section 500.476a.
No fees for corporate amendments themselves, however, filing articles/amendments are $100 and filing bylaws/amendments is $75.
License Amendment - $25
Endorsements – LH&A $10, P&C $15
$50 for each:
Amended/Restated Articles of Incorporation
Certificate of Compliance/Authority
Amended/Restated By-Laws
Certificate of Deposit
Articles of Redomestication
Change of Control Approval Order
Assumption Reinsurance Agreement
Merger Agreement
Financial Information
Service of Legal Process Appointment
$60 for a Certificate of Authority
None
§44-114 Amended Certificate of Authority – $100
§44-114 Amended Articles of Incorporation – $20
§44-114 Merger Filing Fee – $50
§44-150 Subject to retaliation
Please see Amendment Filing Fees Checklist on our website.
$25 – add lines of business
$25 – name change
$25 – delete lines of business
$25 – redomestication of a foreign insurer
$25 – merger of two or more foreign insurers
$1000 – change of control of foreign insurers
$25 – amended Articles of Incorporation – domestic
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State
NH
(cont)
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
Filing Fees
$35 – amended Articles of Incorporation - foreign
All fees are retaliatory and non-refundable
Non-Life/Health: $500 for adding a line of business
Life/Health: None
Amended Certificate of Authority – $200
Amended Articles of Incorporation – $10
Amended By-Law – $10
Articles of Merger – $10
$10 for filing amendments to a charter of domestic insurance corporations.
None
Amended Certificate of Authority – $50 or Retaliatory Fee
Amended Articles of Incorporation – $25 or Retaliatory Fee
Amended Bylaws – $10 or Retaliatory Fee
Service of Process form – $10 or Retaliatory Fee
Filing Merger Agreement – $30 or Retaliatory Fee
There is no fee due with the filing. After an amended Certificate of Authority is sent to the Company, the Company is billed $5 for an amended
Authority.
Amended Charter documents, Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws (filed electronically through the NAIC) larger of $50 each or retaliatory amount
if greater. Filing fees should be mailed to the Oklahoma Insurance Department with a cover letter identifying the company name,
NAIC CoCode, application tracking number, and a detailed explanation for any additional paperwork/check mailed to the
Department. Check should be payable to the Oklahoma Insurance Department and should be mailed to Oklahoma Insurance
Department, Financial Division, 3625 N.W. 56th Street, Suite 100, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112.
OR
PA
Service of Process Amendment $10 – Address and send separately to the attention of the Legal Division
None
Dependent upon the type of Certificate of Authority amendment. Please see requirements at Filing Fees on :
http://www.insurance.pa.gov/Companies/DoingBusiness/Pages/Filing%20Fees.aspx
Checks should be made payable to the “Commonwealth of Pennsylvania” and should be mailed to:
Pennsylvania Insurance Department, Company Licensing Division, 1345 Strawberry Square, Harrisburg, PA 17120.
PR
None.
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State
RI
Filing Fees
Filing amended By-Laws
Filing amended Articles of Incorporation
Issuing and amended Certificate of Authority
Filing merger agreement
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
$4.00
Note: Pursuant to RIGL §27-2-17(a), foreign company fees are retaliatory if the company’s state of domicile would charge a Rhode Island
insurance company a higher fee for a like transaction
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
Checks should be made payable to “General Treasurer – State of Rhode Island,” and should be mailed to the Insurance Division
Strictly retaliatory except for adding a line of authority, which is $400.00 for each line of business to be added.
$25.00 (or Retaliatory) – Name Change
$10.00 (or Retaliatory) – Amended Articles, if applies
$5.00 (or Retaliatory) – Amended Bylaws, if applies
$25.00 – Change of domicile
$25.00 – Add/delete lines of authority
$ -- – No fee for merger, BUT ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO RETALIATORY LAW
$90.00 amendment to Certificate of Authority Fee
ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO RETALIATORY LAW
(1) If amending the Certificate of Authority without an amendment or restatement of the Articles of Incorporation – $50*
(2) If amending the Articles of Incorporation – $125.00
(3) If restating the Articles of Incorporation - $250.00
(4) Merger Filings – $750
*Do not pay for an amended certificate of authority if filing amended or restated Articles of Incorporation.
$250 to amend Certificate of Authority via UCAA electronic filing or $275 to amend Certificate of Authority via UCAA non-electronic
filing.
Fees not subject to retaliation.
See Corporate Amendments Filing Fees Matrix
The Bureau of Insurance does not impose a filing fee. Items filed with the Clerk’s Office of the Virginia State Corporation Commission may incur
a filing fee.
$25 for amending Certificate of Authority, return of the original Certificate of Authority for amendment and compliance with Capital and Surplus
Requirements. Service of Process fee $5.
W. Va. Code §33-3-13 – Amended Certificate of Authority – $200
W. Va. Code §33-3-13 – Amended Articles of Incorporation – $50
W. Va. Code §33-3-13 – Amended By-Laws – $50
W. Va. Code §33-3-13 – Filing of any additional paper required by law – $1
W. Va. Code §33-3-16 – All fees subject to retaliation
§601.31, WI Statute
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State
WY
Filing Fees
Service for Process fee $10
$15 for the amendment to the Certificate of Authority.
$10 – Amend Articles of Incorporation
$10 - Amend ByLaws
Fees subject to retaliation.
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